Form 8.3 - Ascential plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 3b

Replaces form released 15:21 on 29 July 2024

RNS number: 2609Y

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ASCENTIAL PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

26-Jul-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

1.7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

-1

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,724,112

0.84%

2,075,043

1.01%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,994,612

0.97%

1,470,069

0.72%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,718,724

1.81%

3,545,112

1.74%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

352,461

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

209,710

5.6790 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

49,765

5.6689 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

36,796

5.6711 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

35,952

5.6746 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

28,692

5.6682 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

22,127

5.6684 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

17,890

5.6740 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

16,741

5.6719 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

16,127

5.6801 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

15,807

5.6797 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

11,196

5.6715 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

10,562

5.6722 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

6,469

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,751

5.6707 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,498

5.6652 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

5,249

5.6768 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4,415

5.6718 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,971

5.6678 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,881

5.6732 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

3,518

5.6725 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,908

5.6584 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,683

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,672

5.6673 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

2,225

5.6680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,835

5.6766 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,725

5.6783 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,692

5.6669 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,609

5.6744 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

1,506

5.6734 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

803

5.6775 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.6629 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

7

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.6600 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

223,803

5.6799 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

174,611

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

166,199

5.6793 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

24,640

5.6695 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

23,759

5.6704 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

9,454

5.6651 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

8,978

5.6788 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

6,128

5.6550 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

5,400

5.6679 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,688

5.6668 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,175

5.6712 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4,007

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

1,957

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

938

5.6575 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

238

5.6722 GBP

1.7p ordinary

Sale

4

5.6605 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

800

5.6700 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,415

5.6654 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

84,010

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

166

5.6504 GBP

1.7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

49,334

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

328

5.6691 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,296

5.6614 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,600

5.6746 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,800

5.6546 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,640

5.6695 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,759

5.6704 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,978

5.6788 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

808

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,128

5.6550 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,175

5.6712 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,989

5.6794 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,225

5.6680 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,973

5.6685 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,796

5.6711 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,457

5.6719 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,249

5.6768 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,203

5.6796 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,562

5.6722 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,971

5.6678 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,127

5.6684 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,765

5.6689 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,751

5.6707 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,087

5.6743 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,578

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

641

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

724

5.6614 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,435

5.6648 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

16,127

5.6801 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

598

5.6750 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,518

5.6795 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,383

5.6650 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,075

5.6707 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,196

5.6715 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,506

5.6734 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,750

5.6800 GBP

1.7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,528

5.6750 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213